Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks. The Wild Felid ...

By Emmett Lindner Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird ...

Three big cats have recovered from the disease ... A big cat sanctuary in Washington has temporarily closed after a devastating bird flu outbreak killed most of its animals, some rapidly after ...

The Wild Felid Advocacy Center sits on a “quiet” 25-acres in Shelton, Washington, housing a variety of big cats from tigers and leopards to cougars and lynx. But in late December 2024 ...

is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington called the deaths "heartbreaking," confirming the ...

Twenty big cats have died after contracting bird flu at a Washington State animal sanctuary. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington in the city of Shelton announced the deaths on December 20.

Bird flu ripped through a Washington state wildlife sanctuary, killing 20 big cats, the center said in a Facebook post, calling the deaths a "significant loss." The first cat got sick around ...

Bird flu has ravaged a wildlife sanctuary in Washington state ... had been confirmed among a significant number of their big cats. The sanctuary announced the tragic losses in a Facebook update ...

In early December, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ... Mathews said. Three big cats have recovered from the ...